New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-06-15
GENERAL WEBBS BUSY COLLEGE.
MORE ROOM NEEDED FOR THE CLASSES.
OVER 800 NEW STUDENTS TO DE ADMITTED-THE
PRESIDENTS TAME TURTLES.

OVER 800 NEW STUDENTS TO DE ADMITTED-THE
PRESIDENTS TAME TURTLES.
Al this time when many young mon and young
women being graduated from tho higher schools
and colleges, the College of tho City Of New-YOrk Is
not backward in contributing It's share TO tho cdu-
Gated men Of the land and at her thirty fifth COM
mencement In the Academy Of Music Thursday
evening, June "a, forty young men will receive their
diplomas, and wi them their degrees
Of either Bachelor Of Arts or Bachelor OF
Science. The speakers will be- Valedictory Grafton,
Theodore Baumester; salutatory Grafton, Theodore
W. Lyon English orations Lewis JOsephthsl and Hen
ny George Schneider Two other speakers are yet
TO be chosen from the three following names IL y.
Smith, H. Eising and A. Smith.
On Friday evening of this week the commencement
week win DO begun by the annual prize debate Mt
which the two literary societies Of the college, the
CliOnian and the PhrenOcosmian contend for the
Kelley prize" which established in 1865 by
James Kelly In the present scholastic year Elliott
F. Shepard has created new prize for these debates
Of 500 year for three years, to be given as ~
ward to the best dobatcr President Webb VIII pre-
side on Friday evening, and the judges who have
been appointed by President J. Edward simmons, OF
the Board of Trustees are DR.. william H. Hail. Thomas
Denny and Joseph Ii. Little Three representatives
from each society will discuss the question:
Resolved That the United States Senators should
DO elected by the direct Vote Of the people Vi tlf
sevral States.
webb yesterday afternoon he was found completing
the arrangements for tho various exercises Of Com
mencement week, but he pleasantly laid aside his
work to talk for few minutes about ue cOncge'
After speaking of Mr.. Shepards generous glit nc salu
Another gentleman, unknown donUr, has gwen 10
college III 800 year, 10 be uscd as 1nhd 10 en-
when the circumstances of their parents would not
enable them 10 remain otherwise. Eleven huhdrcu
and sixty five candidates for admission nave Just
been examined, and 5l7 have been admitted having
passed with an average Of 10 per cent or more, ID
marks were exceedingly low In the majority Of caser
just then General Webb walked TO glass tank u
tho room and Logan 10 feed some bits of meat to
couple Of turtles that were in the water. Tel me me
that you cannot tame turtles, he eAcalneii a. uIo
water Those turtles know me and follow me all
around in their tank as walk around the room. lhcy
swim oyer and look at me the minute come INTO
We are going to have some extensive and much
needed improvements made In the buildings during
the summer no continued a drawing room
will be constructed the east end OF the building
The present drawing room will be divided into three
sections making room for each Instructor TO have
separate room. During the past year the number Of
TO deprive even professors of their rooms for tho
hours when they were not using them so that tutors
use the library and faculty room Our natural his
tory hall also completely filled although the shelves
mems are being placed in the halls The
library of the college has also grown to such dlmen
sions that It Will require new and extendod acoono
Next Monday evening the contests. for prize speak
will be- Judge Abraham II. Lawrence, Dr. Henry d.
Nicoll and Hosea b. Perkins. ON this occasion the
Prize Of the President Of the Board OF Education
which was established in s52 Will be awarded to the
ono out Of speakers who is decided ~ be the best
Tho speakers conendng for this prize are chosen by
their classmates two from each of the three higher
classes. Only such students eligible a. have not
received fifty demert marks during the first term OF
twenty five during the second term preceding the day
OF the elections. They speak selected pieces since
1855 a resident Of this city has Offered lrizc To
the best decalmer of selected poem; tho competi-
tors 10 selected from each Of the three higher
by the students Of the classes respectively and
this prize will also be awarded Monday evening.
The college has graduated in thirtytwo classes
from 1853 TO 1856, 1900 men, Of whom 1,0s2 are
living These are associated under the name OF The
Associate Alumni Of the College OF the CITY OF New
York." and they Will hold their annual meeting on The
DAY after the commencement exercises at the college
buildings.